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Published: 23:18 BST, 2 July 2015 | Updated: 12:19 BST, 3 July 2015
A gymnast's body is often one of the most battered, bruised and overworked within the world of sport - but that doesn't mean it can't be displayed with pride.
Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, 21, who won three medals for Team USA at the 2012 Games, has once again solidified her title as one of the country's top athletes, as she joins a host of sportsmen and women in posing nude for ESPN's famous Body issue , showing off her incredibly muscular form while taking on tough gymanstic poses - all while in the buff.
'Instead of being insecure about my muscles, I've learned to love them,' Aly told the magazine. 'I don't even think of it as a flaw anymore because it's made me into the athlete that I am.'
Showing off: 21-year-old Gymnast Aly Raisman, who won two gold and one bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics, posed nude in ESPN The Magazine's upcoming Body Issue
Talented: Aly was only 18 when she gained fame for her incredible skill at the Games, landing three medals for the Floor, Balance Beam and Team events
'You can always spot the gymnast,' Aly, who competed in the 16th season of Dancing with the Stars after she returned from London, added. 'They are so ripped and so strong. Even if I was just wearing a T-shirt, my arms would just be more muscular than other girls'. If we were playing sports, I would just crush them.'
ESPN's The Body Issue, which debuted in 2009, features interviews alongside stunning nude photography and has since become one of the most prestigious media events for world-class athletes.
Previous issues have featured swimming champions Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps, tennis stars Venus Williams and Serena Williams, and soccer player Hope Solo.
Now Aly, who won the gold for Floor Exercise and the London 2012 Olympics, is joining the list of high-achievers by losing her ever-present leotard and posing on a balance beam - which is actually a bugbear piece of equipment for Aly.
Although she won the bronze in the individual event at the Games, a mistake on her Beam routine during the All-Around competition cost Aly, then 18, a medal.
Joining the ranks: Aly is one of several top athletes posing in the buff for the magazine issue, which has previously included sport stars like Michael Phelps and Venus Williams
Eye on the prize: The Olympic gymnast missed out on the medal podium at the 2012 Games after being marked down on her balance beam routine
Beaming: Despite the All-Around disappointment, Aly did pick up the gold medal for the Floor event
Speaking to the magazine, Aly revealed that this fact has somewhat taken away from her other Olympic triumphs thanks to her perfectionist nature.
'That kind of pisses me off -- I always think that it's never good enough. I almost fell and put my hand down; it was stupid, I never make that mistake on the beam,' she said.
'I'll have a second chance at it, but I think about it all the time. I wish I didn't have to learn that valuable lesson at the Olympics.'
Elsewhere in the interview Aly also reveals how she once 'pulled a Jennifer Lawrence' by taking a tumble down the stairs at the Golden Globes.
'I'm really clumsy,' she said. 'I can do anything on a 4-inch-wide beam, but when I walk down the street in sneakers, I'll trip and fall on my face.'
Aly also took home the Team gold along with teammates - the other members of the team, christened the 'Fierce Five' - Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross.
Fierce Five: Aly (second from right) also picked up the Team gold alongside USA teammates Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross, McKayla Maroney and Gabby Douglas (L-R)
A change of scene: During her time off from competition following the 2012 Games, Aly competed on the 2013 season of Dancing With the Stars
Treading the boards: Aly and her Dancing With the Stars partner Mark Ballas (pictured) placed fourth in the competition
Unfortunately the Fierce Five will not be reuniting in 2016, as Jordyn decided to retire after withdrawing from competition following the 2012 Games. Even though she gained the Team gold, Jordyn suffered a grave disappointment at the Games when she failed to make the All-Around final after being beaten by two of her teammates, despite going into the competition as World Champion.
Coming back to competition after the Games did not come easy to Aly either, as she explained to the magazine.
'After 2012, I took a full year off. Gabby and I did. We needed a break,' she said. 'It's just repetitions after repetitions. There's no offseason. But at the same time, you always have to keep your goals in the back of your mind.'
During that year off, Aly enjoyed her fame and endorsements, and even competed on the 2013 season of Dancing With the Stars, coming fourth overall.
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Aly Raisman is using her platform as an Olympian to empower herself and others.

Last month, the gold-medal winning gymnast delivered a chilling testimony in court about the abuse she and her fellow athletes endured at the hand of Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar , who was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing over 160 women and girls.

Since then, Raisman, 23, has teamed with clothing brand Aerie , starring in its new #AerieReal campaign un-retouched to encourage tolerance, acceptance and body positivity. And now she’s joining Sports Illustrated Swim ‘s new franchise, “In Her Own Words,” posing completely nude with only the phrases “trust yourself,” “live for you,” and “abuse is never okay” written on her body.

“I would like to remind everyone that being a survivor is nothing to be ashamed of, and going through a hard time does not define you,” Raisman told SI Swim . “I hope that we can one day get to a point where everyone realizes that women do not have to be modest to be respected. We are free to draw confidence and happiness in our own way, and it is never for someone else to choose for us or to even judge us for that matter.”

She added that taking part in “In Her Own Words,” alongside models Sailor Brinkley Cook, Paulina Porizkova and Robyn Lawley , is a reminder that every one has personal hurdles to overcome.

“For me, ‘In Her Own Words’ serves as a reminder that we are all humans, we are all battling something, and it is ok to not be ok,” she shared. “We are not alone and we need each other.”

SI Swim Editor MJ Day said this year’s issue is all about delivering an empowered message that not only celebrates women’s diverse bodies, but also the platforms that are important to them.

“The ‘In Her Own Words’ project is the evolution of the messaging of the SI Swimsuit issue that we have been consistently promoting in the issue for years,” Day told PEOPLE. “The idea of allowing women to celebrate and evolve and harness their own power in a creative environment and allow them a platform to speak to who they truly are and who they want to be.”

Day added: “It’s so simple, yet so difficult for many in this industry to find control over how their identity is portrayed or interpreted or judged. We want to give this control directly to the women to own their story and image throughout the whole creative process. The results are inspiring.”In a recent cover interview with PEOPLE , Raisman acknowledged that for her, realizing the extent of Nasar’s abuse and coming to terms with it has been very difficult. RELATED VIDEO: Olympian Aly Raisman Opens Up About How Her #SISwim Photoshoot Made Her Feel ‘Confident’ & ‘Comfortable’

“You never really want to say, ‘I was sexually abused,’ but you have to process it. You can’t push it aside forever, which is what I did for a long time,” she shared . “I’m still processing it and coping with it.”

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But through platforms like “In Her Own Words,” she’s finding her voice. And she’s hoping to be an agent of change in the sport of gymnastics and beyond. “You lose a part of yourself when you’re abused,” she said. “I lost a part of myself, and I’m getting it back by speaking out.”

“I’m just starting to realize how strong I am,” she added, “and I won’t be silenced.”

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When you’re 21-year-old Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Aly Raisman and you’re stripping down to your bodysuit—and no, we’re not talking leotards—for the ESPN The Magazine Body Issue , do you wear little pasties here and sticky things there?
“You’re literally fully naked; there’s nothing covering at all,” she says.
Raisman wore a robe between shots, when makeup artists and hair stylists would swoop in and sets would change.
But while she did take a nude bra and underwear with her to the shoot for test shots and to practice her moves in, she never ended up putting those on.
“We kind of just went right for it,” Raisman says. “It was one of those things where, like, you go big or go home. You’re doing something that crazy, you might as well just forget that you’re naked and be really confident and really comfortable.”
It doesn’t sound like Raisman gets stage fright, either.
By the end of the shoot, she says she counted 23 people in the room with her—no big thing. She took her mom, 15-year-old sister, and aunt along with her to the shoot (“I wanted them to be honest with me and tell me if they didn’t like a pose”). There were a few people from ESPN, Raisman says, as well as the photographer, of course. “They had someone holding a fan up for my hair. Someone had to check the lighting,” she explains. “Even though 23 people sounds like a crazy amount, that’s how many people they needed for the shoot.”
Raisman says that participating in the Body Issue was “actually one of [her] favorite things” and that she surprised herself with just how relaxed she felt doing gymnastics in the buff.
“Right now, I feel the most confident I have in my whole life, but that doesn’t mean that I’ve always been like that,” Raisman says.
“Actually, when I was younger, I think I was a little bit more insecure when I was in high school and stuff. So I think that I wouldn’t have been able to do the Body Issue a couple years ago.”
She says one thing that’s helped her is to wake up, look in the mirror, and—rather than picking apart her body—pick out a few things about herself that she likes.
“Sometimes, when you look through magazines or you see these beautiful models, it’s hard because you want to compare yourself to them,” says Raisman, who is a spokesperson for Walden Behavioral Care, a healing institution for individuals and their families suffering from eating and psychiatric disorders (she says she’s never suffered from an eating disorder herself), and a positive body image advocate. “Although they’re stunningly beautiful, I’m not someone who’s six feet tall and super, super skinny, I’m not a size zero, so I could never look like that. I’m 5’2”, and I ‘m really strong and muscular so it’s completely different.”
That’s the beauty of the ESPN The Magazine Body Issue , she says.
“It’s great to look at this issue because athletes’ bodies are so different, but they’re all so amazing in their own way.”
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